March 25, 20233 yr I have noticed that mixer taps vary in how quiet they are - especially at lower flowrate when the valve is reducing the flow. They are all "standard" 35 mm mixer cartridges. Is there such a thing as a noisy one and a quiet one; or is most of the flow noise more about how the cartridge is mounted in the tap itself?
March 25, 20233 yr Author Answering my own question in part: https://www.sedal.com/pdfs/Sedal Catalogue 2019.pdf IKEA kitchen tap is 08SN35S0003 EN-35 S/D "TOP DUE" is "16 dB" A "premium" cartridge with a "soft stop" at half lift SN-35 S/D "ENDURA" is "20 dB" A "standard" cartridge EN-35 S/D "ENDURA COLD MIRROR DUE" is "24.5dB" A "standard" cartridge with a "soft stop" at half lift AND "centre = cold" layout That'll (partly) explain the IKEA basin mixer being noisier than the kitchen tap. I don't believe the absolute numbers though - sounds much louder than that! Where the heck you buy these / how you're supposed to know about thee remains a mystery.
April 30, 20233 yr I've noticed our basin tap became very noisy after switching from vented to unvented system. Thanks for the tip, will see whether other makers include this information.
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